I lecture on film, performance, and animation at University of the Arts London. I’ve written for ArtReview, Another Gaze, AnOther Man, i-D, Sight & Sound, Vice, Wonderland, and in various film-related books, journals, exhibition catalogues, and trade publications. A member of the Critics Circle and the British Art Network, I hold a doctorate in Film Studies from King’s College London, with a particular research interest in the connection between light shows, intermediality, experimental film and psychedelic art: the subject of my upcoming monograph.
As a film curator, I’ve conceived programmes for the British Film Institute, Open City Documentary Festival, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Close-Up Cinema, Tyneside Cinema, Regent Street Cinema, The Horse Hospital, Portobello Film Festival and The Beursschouwburg (Brussels). I’ve participated in a wide range of cultural events, workshops, and symposia at venues including Guest Projects, The Royal Albert Hall, the Garden Cinema, Onoma Gallery (Finland), National Portrait Gallery, Rich Mix, the Slovenian Cinematheque, and Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
I’ve worked as an editor for La Furia Umana, MUBI, and Another Gaze Editions, and I was previously Senior Managing Editor at MUBI, Contributing Editor of Notebook (issues 5-9), Contributing Editor of Notebook broadsheet and Editorial Manager of the Companions zines. A native Spanish speaker of British, Spanish and New Zealand heritage, I’ve done on-stage/written translation work for MUBI, Curzon, and Wotever Film Festival.
For any questions or possible collaborations and commissions, you can get in contact at ssatchellbaeza [@] yahoo.co.uk.
Photograph by Lorena Lohr